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DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
NON. GEO. W. WOODWARD,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
WALTER H. LOWRIE,
Or ALLEGHENY COUNTY.
Democratic State Central Committee.
The following is the State Central Committee as ap
pointed by Hon. PLNDLAY PATTERSON, of Washing
ton county, who, rut President of the late Democratic
Convention, was authorized by a resolution of the body
to announce the Committee. It consists of a Chairman,
and Representatives of the several Senatorial Diericta
into which the State is divided :
HON. CNARLS J. BIDDLN, Chairman.
st District.=PheodOre C 97194 Philadelphia.
DO Robert S. HemphilL... do.
Do John Fullerton, jr do.
Do. ...Isaac Leech do.
2d.... do John D. Evans, Chester county.
3d... d 0..... Wm. H. Witte, Montgomery county.
4th...110 Wm_ T. Rogers, Bucks county.
5th...d0.. —Therm Heckman, Northampton county.
tith...do Mester Clymer, Perks entosty
-7th...d0 William Randall, county.
8th...d0......A5s Packer, Carbon county.
9th...d0 Michael Mylert, Sullivan county.
10th...d0 Stephen S Winchester, Lucerne county.
11th...d0 Mortimer E. Elliot, 'frogs county.
12th...d0 John H. Humes, Lyeoming county.
13Th....d0 William hlliot, Northumberland county.
14th„,4 9 Samuel Hepburn, Cumberland county.
15th..,d0.....Wi11iam M. Brishin, Lebanon County.
16th...d0..... George Sanderson, Lancaster county.
Do..... James Patterson do.
F Spinier, York county.
18th...d0 Henry Smith, Fulton county. •
19th...d0 J. Simpson Africa, Huntingdon county.
20th...d0 Wi ll iam Bigler, Clearfield county.
215t....d0 Hugh Weir, Indiana county.
Thomas B. Searight, Fayette county.
sm.. T Partley, Greene minty_
Sith...do Geo W Cass, Allegheny county.
Do..... James P. Barr do.
25th...d0 James G. Campbell, Butler county.
26th...d0 David 8. Morris, Lawrence county.
27th...d0 Thomas W. Grayson, Crawford county.
28th...d0 Kennedy L. Blood, Jefferson county.
NOTICE.
The several County Committees of Superintendence
are requested to communicate the names and postoifice
address of their members to the Chairman of the State
Central Committee. Editors of Democratic papers in
penasylvania are requested to forward copies to him.
CHARLES d. BIDDLS J obuirman.
PHILADELPHIA, Ju1y22,1863.
Dauphin County Democratic Committee.
The Democratic County Committee for the county of
Dauphin, will meet at the public house of James Ray
mond, (White Hail,) in the city of Harrisburg, on
Saturday; the 15th inst., at 2 o'clock p. m., for the
transaction of important business.
The following are the names of the Committee:
Harrisburg—First ward, George F. Weaver; Second
ward, Alex. W. Watson; Fourth ward, Gwen lll , Cabe ;
Fifth ward, Win. M. Maloney. Middletown—North
ward, G, A. Lumen; Middle ward, John Lafferty;
South ward, Jno. H. Snavely q Lykene, Gee. W. Per-
Tee; ()memos°, A. M. Redsecker; Londonderry, James
Dougherty ; West Londonderry, Henry Gross ; Millers
burg, Geo Bowman; Swatara, John Young; Derry,
Frank Smith; Lower Swelters, Win. K. Wilson; Wash
ington, Charles Stine; Miffiin , H. C. Beshler ; Dauphin,
C_ II- Rhoads; Middle Paxton, Peter Rocker; Reed, B.
Stiles Duncan; Lower Paxton, George Shoop; South
Hanover, Daniel Cassel, Ten ; Tipper Parson, Jacob
Miller; Halifax, Albert Loomis; Jefferson, William
Richards; Jackson, James Miller; Rush, Henry Rich
enlaub ; Gratz, Mathias Bellow; Bast Hanover, Hanel
trieh ; West Hanover, Ceo. W. Finney; Susquehanna,
James PVAllister ; Wiconisco, George Seltzer.
By order of the' chMr . mita.
FRANK SMITH, Secretary_
August b,1863
Eighth Census, 1860.
We are indebted to Hon. Myer &rouse, for
a copy of the Preliminary Report of the
Eighth Census, MO.' Mr. Strome hoe been
attentive to us, and we are obliged to him.
Tun address of the Chairman of the State
Central Committee, in another column, will be
found a remarkably able exposition of party
principles and policy—a soTd, forcible and
pertinent State paper, worthy Of the great is
sues now presented before the country. Let
it be read and circulated throughout the Com
inouwadth. Ito wholesome and convincing
truths, the calm and careful method of its ar
gunient, are well calculated to come home to
the minds of the people. A press of matter
to-day, delays extended comment. We shall
take an early opportunity of giving a suitable
analysis of this admirable document.
Governor Curtin.
One of the orators at the Abolition Conven
tion held at Pittsburg, said that he had relia
ble assurances from the Governor that "he
would stump the State from the Delaware to
Laic? Erie_" We would suggest to his Excel
lency that he had better begin at once. There
are an immense mass of damning facts that he
will have to explain, and as there is but abqut
two months until the election day, he will find
the time all too short to perform this Hercu
lean Islet The "only man in Allegheny
county that supports Andrew G. Curtin" has
already spoken, but this will not satisfy the
public. The Judge is too well known as one
"fall of sound and fury signifying nothing" to
have his windy rhetoric produce any effect
upon his hearers. You. really must walk up
to the rack "Andy," and redeem the pledge
made by your friend. We have a great many
questions we desire you to answer before the
people, and beg you will favor no with an early
opportunity. Please relieve an anxious com
munity by informing us through the columns
of your Hessian organ when you will begin,
and where
Civil Liberty the Support of Religion.
While the Abolition press of the country is
denouncing Judge Woodward, and attempting
to array against him the vote of our natmral
ited„eitisens, it will be well, perhaps, to re
mind them of the fact that the party arrayed
against the democracy this year, is the same
fanatical combination that has always been
opposed to it. They are composed of Feder
alists, Whigs, Anti-masons, Native America ns ,
Know Nothings, Rept:llll6lmb, ell now per
meated and poisoned by the virus of New Eng
land Abolitionism. They are the party that
have always been prescriptive in their policy,
and ready to force their peculiar views upon
ethers wherever they have the power. If for
eigners who reside amongst us, who have come
to this country for the purpose of enjoying
their own opinions, and worshiping God after
the manner that suite them best, wish to pre-
Barre their present rights and liberties, they
can by no means contribute to the support of
a party that is aiming at the establishment of
a despotism, to be controlled by the bigoted
descendants of the New England Puritans, who
burnt witches, persecuted Qdakers, and who,
if once firmly fixed in authority , would un•
questionably commence a war of extermination
upon Catholics, for whom they have the moat
bitter hatred.
On this subject a cotemporary says:
" How true it ie that civil and religious free
dom go band in hand. Look at the prominent
enters now who are striving to strengthen the
Washington despotism, and they will be found
among the most prominent of those who a few
years ago were denouncing Popery as anti-
Christ, and stimulating mobs to attack Roman
Catholic places of worship and nunneries.
These men are now just as loud in their de
nunciations of the- civil. rights of their fellow
citizens, by the downfall of civil liberty to open
the way to a religious despotism. The history
of Puritanism in New England should be the
beacon light to wax-tithe men of this generation
of what the descendants of those persecutors
are eager to accomplish.. If they succeed in
overthrowing civil liberty, the liberty to wor
ship God in our own way will be put under re
striction, and the worst days of Puritan perse
cution in Lynn, Salem, Plymouth and Barn
stable be revived.
The Charges against Judge Woodward.
The character of Judge Woodward stands so
high, and his record so clear, that the malig
nant ingenuity of Gov. Curtin's special organ
cin invent but two charges against him, ho
of which are easily refuted.
The first charge is, that as a member of the
Reform Convention of 1837-88, he proposed to
deprive Foreigners of the fight of Entfrage.
The fact of the case is that he merely resorted
to the parliamentary tactics allowable on such
occasions, to defeat aproposition of that charac
ter made by a member of the Convention from
Chester county. OQ a subsequent occasion,
during the long discussion of the amendment
confining the- elective franchise to white free
men, When an Abolition member from Phila
delphia, named Eerie, charged Judge Wood
ward With having offered and advocated a rem.
lution to exclude foreigners from voting and
holding office; the latter repudiated the idea
in the following words, which can be found in
vol. 10, page 34, of the Debates of the Con
vention;
"Mr. Woodward explained, that he did not
wish to be slandered by any reporter, or mis
represented by any member on this floor, and
he would not allow gentlemen to impute meas
ures and sentiments to him which did not be
long to him. He said he never did propose to ex
clude the foreigners now in the county, from politi
cal privileges, nor those who should at any time
hereafter come to the country. He presumed that
the gentleman, (Mr. Earle,) alluded to an
amendment offered by him in Convention at
Ikerieburg, which proposed nothing more than
an inquiry into the expediency of preventing
foreigners, who should arrive in the country
after 1841, from voting and holding office.—
That was an amendment to the proposition
made by the gentleman from Chester, (Mr
Thomas,) suggesting an inquiry into the expo
diency of excluding foreigners altogether from
our soil; and the amount of it was to give the
proposed inquiry a different direction from
that proposed by the gentleman from Chester.
The proposition of the gentleman from Ches
ter being withdrawn, Mr. Woodward explained,.
that he withdrew his amendment"
That is the whole story. Judge Woodward,
by a common parliamentary manoeuvre, de
feated a proposition to exebade foreigners from
this State, by an amendment proposing an in
quiry into a kindred subject. 1114 amendment
forced the original mover to withdraw his prop
osition, and the subject was not again agitated
in the Convention.
lipOn this narrow ground the organ of aflY.
Curtin has the supreme impudence to ask citi
zens of foreign birth to turn their backs upon
Jadge Woodward, the lifelong advocate of
equal political rights and privileges, and to
vote for Andrew G. Curtin, who was one of the
leaders of the bigoted and proscriptive order
of Know Nothings. Are Gov. Curtio's friends
so foolish as to suppose that the people can
forget that he was an active Know Nothing
dull* the short and inglorious life time of that
contemptable organization ? That he Was Sec
retary of the Commonwealth under the admin
istration of Gov. Pollock ? That he was a can
didate for 11. S. Senator before the Know
Nothing caucus at the session of 1855, and the
principal rival of Simon Cameron for the honor
of representing the principles of Know Nothing
ism in the councils of the Nation ? Surely Gov.
Curtin's friends cannot hope that citizens of
foreign birth hare forgotten these recent facts
in his history, or believe that they can be so
utterly lost to self-respect as to vote for a can
didate who assisted in marshaling the bigoted
host that a few !IMO years ago sought their
disfranchisement and abasement.
When Gov. Curtin was a leader in the Know
Nothing organization and a member of the only
Know Nothing administration that ever dis
graced our State, Judge Woodward was in the
ranks of the Democracy, combating that odious
heresy. We need not go to the musty records
of the past for this fact. It is open and patent
to every man whose memory reaches back to
the year 1854. If judge Woodward had been
at heart a Know Nothing, as his enemies now
assert, why did he not embrace the opportunity
which this organization afforded of carrying
out his cherished principles ? Why, on the
contrary, did be oppose this order when Gov-
Curtin favored it, and why contribute to its
final overthrow ?
The second charge against Judge Woodward
is that he concurred in the opinion of the Su
preme Court disfranchising the soldier. It is
not true that the soldier is disfranchised. He
can exercise the right of suffrage whenever he
appears like any other citizen at the ballot box
in the district of his reeidenee.. Bat the Cone
stitution prevents him from voting when he is
absent from the State, precisely as it prevents
every other citizen from voting unler like cir
eumstancee. Judge Woodward merely declared
such to be the proper construction of the Con
stitution, and his opinion received the concur
rence of John M. Read, the only Republican
Judge on the Bench, as it dies of every law
yer in the State whose opinion is worth having.
The Republicans reaped all the advantages of
this decision, whidh gave their candidate the
profitable office of sheriff of Philadelphia, whose
official patronage now serves to keep several
Republican newspapers in Philadelphia above
water.
Disfranchising the soldier, indeed These
Republicans are very anxious for the poor
soldier so long as they can compel him to vote
the Abolition ticket, but let him dare to exer
cise his own judgment and off goes , his head.
Wit tees the me of LittitetikiitEdgerly of New
Hampshire who was summarily dismissed the
service by that superlative old granny, Adju
tant General Thomas, for the crime of voting
the "Copperhead ticket" which ticket received
more votes than the Abolition ticket which
Lieutenant Edgerly was ordered to vote, but
didn't. Such is Abolition solicitude for the
soldier I When they can use him like a slave,
he receives their most profound sympathy;
but when he dares to think for himself he
is kicked out of the service by some insolent
superior whose record is 0400 by m an ifold
malfeasances.
We take the liberty of respectfully advising
Governor Curtin to give up the business of
ingratiating himself with citizens of foreign
birth, as a bad job. It won't pay for him. They
are not quite so green as to swallow an old
Know Nothing. He had better turn his at
tention exclusively to "American citizens of
African descent" with whom be will meet with
much better success.
WHEN AND BOW THE WAR SHOULD
END.
In ffuly, 1861, Congress adopted, by an al
most unanimous vote, a resolution offered by
the venerable JOHN J. CRITTENDEN, which de
clared :
That Ws vs! is not waged, on their part, in
any spirit of oppression, or for any purpose cf
conquest or subjugation, or purpose of over
throwing or interfering with the rights or es
tablished institutions of these States, but to
defend and maintain the supremacy of the
Constitution, and prese:ve the Union, with all
the dignity, equality and rights of the several
States unimpaired, and as soon as these objects
arc accomplished, THE WAR OUGHT TO CHASE.
Here was a distinct and formal declaration
by the National Legislature, at an early stage
of the war, of its objects:
1. It was not waged for oppression, conquest
or subjugation, or to overthrow or interfere
with the rights or inetitutions of the States.
2. It was waged to maintain the Constitu
tion—to preserve the Union—with the dig
nity, equality and rights of the several States
unimpaired."
"As 3. soon as these objects [the maintain
ance of the Constitution, preservation of the
Union and protection of the rights of the
States] are accomplished, THE WAR OUGHT TO
CEASE."
The country accepted the war, as thus au
thoritatively defined, and has freely poured out
its treasure and its blood to accomplish "these
objects." The Democratic party of New York,
i n St a t e Convention, formally adopted this
resolution of Congress as its platform, in re
lation to the war, and pledged itself to its en
ergetic and cordial support. Wives, mothers
and sisters, in all the loyal States—relying
upon this Congressional pledge as to the pur
pose of the war—have freely sent forth hus
bands, sons and brothers, to risk their lives on
the battle field to attain " these objects "
The war has been prosecuted with varying
fortune for more than two years since this
Congressional declaration was put on record.
Two thousand millions of money have been
expended, and hundred of thousands of lives
have been sacrificed upon the altar of our
country. At last light dawns. There are un
mistakable indications that "these objects"
for which the war is prosecuted, are about to
be accomplished, and the glad peen can soon
be sounded through every valley and over every
hill-top in the land—"the war ought to cease."
The recent successes of the federal troops
have broken the rebel military power. The
affairs of the confederacy are in such a critical
condition tbet the people of the several States
composing it are likely—on being assured that
the Crittenden resolutions will be adhered to
by us, and that, on the subsidence of armed
rebellion in their respective States, they can
resume their place in the Union—to repudiate
the leaders of the insurrection and return to
the government of their fathers. Peace and a
restoration of the Union are within our grasp,
and it requires but wise action on the part of
the President, to close the war and bring back
every star into the Union constellation. Will
he do it g
Alas, just here is. the painful doubt ! We
fear he will not—we believe he will not—un
less constrained by an overwhelming pressure
of public opinion. Our reason for this fear
and belief is—that the radical Republican
leaders are distinctly opposed to closing the
war on the basis of the Crittenden congres
sional resolution, and demand negro emanci
pation as a condition precedent of peace—and
the President, thus far, has, on every question,
yielded at last to the views of the radicals.
We think he will do so now—unless held back
by a rising, swelling tide of popular indigna
tion.
The fears which we express are not idle and
groundless. We have enlarged upon this sub
ject in former articles, which have been the
subject -of oomment in the Republican press.
Wewill only refer now to an additional signi
ficant indication of a perverse purpose at
Washington. Hon. William Whiting, Solicitor
of the War Department, a man of considerable
ability, and who seems to have the confidence
of the administration, has published a letter,
the - purpose of which is to show, that by the
rebellion the States in insurrectien have been
extinguished, and have ceased to be States, and
that they must be subjugated and hell as con
quered territory. He takes ground that this
"conquered territory" can only be formed into
States and admitted into the Union as follows :
Allow the inhabitants of a conquered terri
tory to form themselves into States, only by
adopting constitutions such as will forever re
move all clause of collision with the United
States, by excluding slavery threfrom, or con
tinue military government over the conquered
district until there shall appear therein a suf
ficient number of loyal inhabitants to form a
republican government, which, by guarantee
ing freedom to all, shall be in accordance with
the true spirit of the Constitution of the trailed
Stites.
If this be the doctrine of the Administration
—if the war is not to cease in the consumma
tion of the " objects" named in the Crittenden
Congressional resolution—if the seceded States
are not only not in the Union, but have eared
to exist as States—then, indeed, peace is far
from our borders and we are just entering
upon a negro war—a crusade for African eman
cipation.
We say to our readers—withont reference to
their political associations—to Republicans as
well as Democrats, that there is danger of los
ing the golden moments for peace and a full
restoration of the Union—that all depends
upon the action of the President, and the chan
ces are that he will go wrong. In every pos
sible mode, he should be made aware of the
,feeling of the country and not left to the con
trol of the radicals who attempt to keep. pos
session of him.
Let tha people speak in thunder tones,
which will shake the White House, and pro
claim that they ars in favor of receiving back
the Southern States as fast as they lay down
the weapons of rebellion, and are opposed to
inaugurating an endless negro war.—Albany
Argus.
Tut Ithesisticeri Panaces.—There are noW
in the'Yazoo river and its tributary streams,
thirty-tiro wrecks of the finest steamers that
ever floated upon the Mississippi river. The
boats were removed to the Yazoo for safety at
the commencement ofw were
ee
sue?{
war.
o S c om b e ttr o n f the
were
were converted into gunboats but performed
little bervioe, and
prevent falling into federal hands.
The Government price for horses has ad
vanced from $l2O to $l4O, and from $125 to
$145.
To /imp FLZAS—Chain their hind lege to
a tree, then. go round in front and make mouths
at them.
Major General Wool is in feeble health at his
residence in Troy.
Gov. AIKEN IN Paisos.—We do not know
whether to believe the story which Parson
Brownlow relates of Gov. Aiken's sufferings in
the Richmond prison. He is representei as
lying there, in suffering and grief after the con
fisoation of his property, because he refused to
take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate
government. The rebels must be more inex
orable than our own rulers if a man of Aiken's
wealth could not produce solid arguments for
lenity.
&ov. Aikin mac the largest slaveholder in
South Carolina, numbering over 1,000 slaves
on his plantations. He was, like most of the
great slaveholders and planters, a Union man
—opposed to secession and averse to revolu
tion. Like other capitalists, the heavy plant
ers and large holders of slaves were conserva
tive—opposed to change and reluctant to en
counter the hazards of war. They foresaw
danger, to which the revolutionary class shut
their eyes.
The secession movement was instigated by
the lawyers and professional politicians of the
cities, not by the planters of the interior of
the State. The men who rushed into the ranks
of the army were the poor whites, the non
slaveholders, and they have fought the battles
of the South. They fought against the idea of
negro equality, a sentiment which still ani
mates them, and which is felt by all classes
North and South which are likely t . e be ex
posed to the close contact of the negro, either
in comjetition or confraternity.
When the administration perverted this war
into an anti-slavery crusade, it threw off from
the national cause the great body of the large
slaveholdars, who, contrary to the general
opinion of the North, were like Gov. Aiken, in
favor of the Union, and against secession.—
Albany Argus.
A sad eight to ace in free Amer/ea—men
marched through this city manacled .to a
chain—their destiny to become unwilling sol
diers. The spectacle was visible here the
other day.—N. Y. Argua.
The men were deserters. In any other ser
vice than ours they would have been shot.—
Evening Journal.
l'he Journal was not wont to speak thus of
" fugitives from service." These deserters are
conscripts, who, being declared enlisted from
the time of the draft, are pronounced deserters
if they do not report themselves for service.
Referring to one of these spectacles of chain
gangs of soldiers passing through the National
Capital, the Washington Constitutional Union
says :
We have often read and heard stories of ne
groes handcuffed and marched in chain gangs
from one place of ✓slave labor to another. The
narrators of these exhibitions always seemed
to regard them as atrociges, abominable to
the eye of civilization and christianity. Du
ring long sojourns in various parts of the
South, and frequent visits to divers slave
States, we never witnessed a chain gang of
negroes. The privilege of beholding a double
row of men handcuffed and dbained marching
along the streets has been reserved for our
vision tilt these days of negro ascendency; but
the men so eneioett were white. The Chronick
and Rgonblicatt, and their brethren in negro
sympathy, are inspired with no expressions of
horror at these exhibitions. No 1 they would
belie their proclivities if they manifested any
kindness for the poor white man, or any in
dignation at inflictions on his rights and privi
leges.--Albany Argus.
THE VIG GUN AT CHARLESTON—WHAT IT CAN
Do.—The breaching power of the 10. inch 800-
pounder; Parrott rifled gun, now about to be
used against the brink walls of Fort Sumter,
will be best understood by comparing it with
the ordinary 24-pounder siege gun, which was
the largest gun employed for breaching fortifi
cations during the Italian war.
"A 24-pounder round shot, which starts with
a velocity of 1,635 feet per second, strikes an
object at the distance of 3,500 yards with a 'Ve
locity of about 300 feet per second.
The 10-inch rifle 300-pound shot has an ini
tial velocity of 1,111 feet, and has afterward a
remaining velocity of 700 feet per second at a
distance of 8,500 yards.
"From well known meehankel laws the re
sistance which these projectiles are capable Of
overcoming Is equal to 33,750 pounds and 1,
914,150 pounds raised one foot in a. second res
pectively. Making allowance for the difference
of the diameters of these projectiles, it will be
found that their penetrating power will be as
Itol9 6. The penetration of the 24-pounder
shot at 3,500 yards, in brick work, is 42 inches.
The penetration of the 10-inch projectile will
therefore be between six and seven feet into the
same material. "To use a mere familiar illus
tration—the power of the 10-inch rifle shot at
the distance of 8,500 yards may be said to be
equal to that of the united blows of 200 sledge
hammers waighing 100 pounds each, falling
from a height of ten feet and acting upon a
drill ten inches in diameter."
WS OF THE DAY.
TELE(*APH.
DEATH OF A REBEL GENERAL
ST. Loma, Auguat 14. —lntelligence has been
received here of the death of the tebel General
Homs. He died from delirium tremens.
[Lieut.-Gen. Theophilus Hunter Holmes,
whose death is announced above, was born in
North Carolina about 1809, and graduated at
West Point in 1829. He served in various
partelof the country, and when the rebellion
broke out was stationed at Fort Columbus,
New Y ork harbor, in charge of the general re
cruittim service. He went in the latter part
of 1860 to NOeth Carolina, and resigned his
commission in the U.S. Army April2Bth, 1861.
He has lately had command of the rebel forces
in Arkansas, where he died.—Bulletin.]
THE FATAL ALTERCATION BETWEEN U
B. OFFICERS.
MEMPHIS, August 11.—The following are
the Particulars of the shooting of Col. Cornyn
by Lieut. Col. Bowen :
The court martial had closed for delibera
tion over the the evidence of Col. Phillips.
Col. Bowen met Col. Cornyn in an Etas TOOM
and said, "I uaderstand you intend to impeach
my testimony. Do you, or do you not ?"
Col. Cornyn replied, "I do, sir."
Col. Bowen then said, "You cannot do it."
Col. Cornyn answered, "I will do so. Go
away from me and let me alone ;" at the MO
time striking Col. Bowen and knocking him
over the table and grappling with him. After
a scuffle, the two men were separated, Colonel
Cornyn putting his hand on his revolver ;
whereupon Col. Bowen drew his revolver and
fired four shots, all of which took effect. Cal.
Cornyn fell dead within the court room. A
Commission will be convened to learn all the
facts.
FROM NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—Commodore Morris,
o f the Navy, died in this oily to-day.
Common Council passed an ordinance to-day
appropriating three millions dollars to exempt
poor men from draft, by furnishing substitutes.
A resolution was adopted, asking Gov. Sey
mour to prohibit all persons from recruiting in
this city for other States.
BY THE MAILS.
FORTRESS MONROE.
OWNS PB.OM CHARLESTON AND RICHMOND.
FORTRESS Mormon, August 12. r —The United
States gunboat Memphis, Acting Master Cur
tis, commander, arrived this morning from
Port Royal, and direct from our fleet off
Charleston. She left the fleet on Sunday 'eve
ning last, and brings no additional news. "The
siege p r omising satisfactcirily" is confirmed
by this arrival. -
•The 7th and Bth army corps are united into
one, and Major General John J. Peck leaves
Eortress Monroe immediately to take ccmmand
of that section of the department in Newbern,
North Carolina.
Major Benjt 13 Foster, A. A. G., Dr. D. W.
Hand, Medical Director, Lieut. Chas. R. Sterl
ing, A. D. C., and Lieut. Jamed D. Atwater, all
of Maj. Gen. Peck's old staff, accompany him
to his new field labors in that department.
Steamer DeMolay, from Boston, arrived at
Hampton Roads this morning.
An English doctor arrived at Fortress Mon
roe, to-thy, from Richmond. The doctor game
his name, but wishei it not published. He
says he left Richmond last Saturday, and came
by cars to station Ivor, on the Norfolk and
Petersburg railroad, thirty miles this side of
Petersburg, which is as far as the cars are run
ning. From Ivor he came in a Virginia car
riage (a one horse two-wheel cart) to a point
six miles this side of Suffolk, and from thence
he came on foot to Nerfolk. He reports that
there are no troops, not even a guard, in Suf
folk, and no troops in Richmond, but the
streets are filled with rebel officers.
" He saw no gunboats in the harbor of Rich
mond, but knows they are building two iron
clads, but does not know how far they are ad
vanced.
" The Doctor was in Richmond five weeks,
and complains of the high prices of board,
(twelve dollars per week,) and hard fare at
that.
"The Richmond Enquirer of Monday, 10th
inst., expresses strong condemnation of the
course the North Carolinians are pursuing, in
calling a mass convention of the Unionists of
North Carolina to send a delegation to Wash
ington, D. C.
" The Enquirer speaks hopefully of Charles
ton, and claims that they have greatly strength
ened the works of Battery Wagner."
The Doctor also says : " The -Southerners
express a great dislike to Gen. Grant, and Bay
that Grant and Rosecrans are the only Union
generals they fear."
AFFAIRS IN SALVADOR
The government of Salvador (Gen. Barrios)
though still at San Salvador on the 27th cf
July, may be said to be reduced to that city,
for their communications, except with the fort
of Libertad, are cut off, and the Guatemalian
troops are reported to have moved on San Via
cente with the intention of cutting off the con
nections of the capital with the department of
San Miguel. They are without revenues of any
kind, except such sums as are derived from the
sale, of goods belonging to those who have re
fused to support this government or pronounced
against it.
The hiklf brother of Gen. Barrios (M. Espi
nosa) has been seizad and is held as a hostage.
They threaten to occupy Santa Teel's, and, in
that event, the road from the capital to the
port would be in their hands.
Gen. Hernandez, who had been sent by Bar
rios to Serchitile with arms and men to oppose
Cerna, at first hid himself, and filially joined
Cerns.
The provisional government of Duenas is at
Santa Anna, which department, together with
those of Sonsonute, Chatateuango, Cusellan,
and probably San Vincente are in the hands of
that party, who have also taken possession of
the custom house at Acajiatla.
FROM CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, August 13.—As was antici
pated yesterday the reports of secession ri
sings in Santa Clara,and Saline counties prove
to be untrue.
Governor Wright has received orders and
funds from Washington to construct new har
bor defences for Ban Francisco harbor. Bat
teries mounted by guns of large calibre are to
be ereeted at Rincon Point, RincOn Hill. Buena
Vista Island, and probably Telegraph Hill.
ARRIVAL OF SICK AND WOUNDED FROM
VICKSBURG.
CINCINNATI, August 13.—The steamer Ty
coon has arrived with 250 sick and wounded
soldiers from Vicksburg, mostly belonging to
the 9th Army Corps.
The following named died during the pas
sage :
M. Terrill, J. Brown and A. Morgan, of the
6th New Hampshire ; M. Mason and Ohms. W,
H. Emery, 9th New Hampshire ; R. Lewis and
Hiram Marcy, 50th Pennsylvania ; I. Barber,
7th Rhode Island ; T. S. Rollins, 10th New
Hampshire, and H. S. Hollis, 35th Massachu
setts.
THE VOLUNTEERS FROM' NEW YORK
CITY.
ALBANY, August 13.—An official report made
by Adjutant General Sprague to Gov. Seymour
to-day shows that New York has furnished
from' the beginning of the war 83,623 men—
an excess of all her quotas, not counting 20,-
851 men sent by her on occasions of sudden
peril in defence of the national capital.
THE DRAFT IN THE EIGHTEENTH CON
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT_
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., August 13.—The draft
for the Eighteenth Congressional district of
this State, comprising Centre, Clinton, Lycom
ing and Potter counties, commenced this morn
ing. The draft in Centre has been completed,
everything passing off finely. Not a solder
has been sent here to assist in'earrying out the
draft, and none were required.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
DOUBLE Tnicirs BRTWERN NEIY YoNN. AND IiTABH-
/ACTON
Wasninarom, August 13.—The several rail.
road companies constituting the line between
Washington and New York (now temporarily
represented here by their agents) are busily
engaged in the redemption of their promises
made last winter, for the construction of a
double track along the entire line.
The double track between Trenton and New
York will soon be completed, and a large force
is at work between Trenton and Philadelphia.
From the latter city southward the double track
is complete to Newark, Delaware, and will be
speedily finished between Baltimore and Wash
ington.
Work is progressing upon the bridge across
the Susquehanna, and there is a prospect of a
double track road, without any ohaPges of ears,
will soon be provided between Washington and
New York. The companies have ordered thirty
new first class cars for the line.
THE ARMY
Everything is reported quiet to-day in the
Army of the Potomac.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.
Rear Admiral Farragut's visit to Washington
has no reference to future operations, but is
in accordance with the kind invitation of the
Secretary of the Navy, to do so at his conve
nience, at the same time expressing to him the
thanks of the government for his valuable ser
vices to the country.
NAVAL
The offlocie of the Potomac flotilla report
having seen no rebel demonstrations on the
river for a, month past.
The British blockade-runner Neptune has
been re•bhristened the Clyde, and is being
fitted out at the Washington navy yard as a
gunboat.
The Markets.
PHILADELPHIA, August 13.
Flour is dull, and only 800 barrels Ohio ex
tra family at $6@,6 25 : 500 barrels extra on
private terms; superfine is nominal at $6 25
small sales of Rye Flour $4 50@,4 95. Corn
Meal steady at $4. Wheat is dull and lower—
sales of 6,000 bushels at $1 30 for prime new
red; $1 85@ f 1 88 for old; $1 4001 56 for
white. Rye is scarce and commands $1 06,
Corn is in demand, and has advanoed--sales of
1,000 bashels at 80c. Oats , ere lower-8,000
bushels new Delaware Bold at 53@66e. No
change in groceries or provisions—Petroleum
is active at 350. for crude; 526.60 e. for bonded.
Whisky is steady at 4 7 , 04;11 ; and drudge at
45®451e.
NEW XORII, August 14.
Cotton dull ; sales of 67e4880. Flour dull
and s®loc lower; sales of 8,000 bbls_ at $4O
4 25 for State, $5 2065 50 for Ohio, and
$5 50et,6 45 for Southern. Wheat quiet ;
prime scarce and firm ; common s®loc lower;
sales of 40,000 bns. at 95@$1 12 for Chicago
Spring and $1 17@1 25 for Red. Corn steady;
sales of 30,000 bus. at 66@680. Provisions
steady, with moderafe sales. Whisky dull at
454646 c. Receipts of flour 11,000 bbls.;
wheat 45,000 bns ; corn 69.000 bus.
BALTIMORE, August 13.
Wheat is active; Southern red at $1 40@,
1 50, Kentucky red at $1 35@1 40. Corn
firm ; white 86®87. Whisky steady at 471ei
48.
THE Abolitionists, it seems, are delighted
that Lee was not defeated on the Potomac a
second time. A correspondent of Hie _Anti
slavery I•iandard writes:
" Our people and papers express much cha
grin that Lee was allowed to escape without
another battle. I don't share in the feeling.
On the contrary, I was glad when I heard that
he was over the river, and I have seen no rea
son since for any other emotion. If lleade
bad engaged Lee and been whipped—which
was possible—it would have been bad ; if he
had utterly defeated and routed Lee—which
was much more than possible—it would have
been worse. The political consequences could
hardly have failed to be disastrous. The na
tion is not prepared for a sudden and triumph
ant suppression/of the rebellion. We shall not
be ready till we get a black army of at least
one hundred thousand men in the fieid."
Is this not monstrous ? This huge waste of
blood and treasure must go on until the exper
iment of negro equality is tried. SUrely
these radicals are stricken with madness.—
World.
New :Ithertiocmcztz.
WANTED—A house, suitable for a
small family. Rent not to exceed WO. Inquire
at this Mike. Aug 15-13 t.
A BOUND FOR SUBSTITUTES.-
The undersigned will pay the H OHBIST PRIOR
for substitutes. They bare orders oa file for a number
in this and adjoining counties.
HACDOWELL & MkaIIIHE,
15-3 Exchenge Buildings, opposite county prison.
HORSE AND CART FOR SALE.-
/ good Horse, Coal Cart and harness will be sold
at a bargain. Call on Judge Dock, opposite the Court
Rouse, [Aug 16-41w*) GILLIARD DOOR•
QTRAY COWS.—Came to the premises
k. 3 of the subscriber, two Cows, supposed to belong to
Mr. Vox. The owner is reqnested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges and take them away, other.
wise they will be sold according to law.
Ang 15-1 t JOHN LOBAN.
DERYEAS) MAIZENA.
I
I
Was the only 'Preparation for food from In
dian Corn"
That received a medal arid honorably mention frsrn the
Roral Commissioners, the competition of Cil prominent
manufacturers of "Corn Starch" and ' , Prepared Corn
Flour" of th a and other countries notwithstanding.
MAIZENA,
The food and luxury of the age, without a single fault,
One trial will convince the most alseptic3,l. Makes
Puddings, Cakes, Custards, Blanc Mange, &c., without
isinglass, with few or no eggs. at a cost astonishing the
most economical. A slight addition to ordinary Wheat
Flour greatly improves Bread and Cake. It is also ex
cellent for thickening sweet sauces gravies for fish and
meat, Hoop, Bto. For Ice Cream nothing can compare
with it_ A little boiled in milk will produce rich
cream for coffee, chocolate, tea, ire.
Put up in one pound pacaages, under the trade-mark
kfaizens, with directions for use.
A most delicious article of food for children and in
valids of all ages. For sale by Orocess and Druggists
everywhere.
Wholesale Depot, 166 Fulton street.
WILLIAM htIItTEX,
General Agent .
Aug 15- d6rn
'ANTED _TO HIRE—A building
with four or five rooms, suitable for office and
quarters, east of Second street and near Market street.
Aug 14-d3t Address Box. 235 P. 0., Ila.rrisburg.
PROPOSALS NOR STONE BRIDGE.
Proposals will ba received at the City Council
Chamber till 7 o'clock p. m., September 5. for erect
ing a stone bridge over Paxton creek, at Paxton street,
in this city, according to plane an ant specification* on
file in the Council Chamber. Proposals will state the
price with brick arches and also with hewn stone arches;
also specify the time of commencement and completion
of the work.
Proposers will specify what they will allow for the
materials on tee ground. They will also be required
to furnish all the material necessary to do the work.
The Council will reserve the right to reject all bide
that they • believe will not be to the advantage of the
city, or that they may believe are exorbitant.
Proposals to be endorsed aPropoeale for h.idge " and
directed to W o,
President Common Council.
BIBULEN,
D. 13 °mast,
P BILIP ],INN,
Street Committee lat district. &n312.-3tewtd
N OTICEI
THE DRAFT IN THE 15TH AND ADJOIN
ING DISTRICTS.
NATIONAL SURNTIIUTE AGENCY-.
A. K. swisame & co , having opened an office is
earnsle,at the Government A asesbor's office.in ilheem ) s
Gall, are now prepared to furnish substitutes at fair
prices.
Substitutes supplied from this office will be able bod
ied Aliens, not subject to draft All drafted persons
served by us are guarantied 4 release from the draft.
Apply at once, in person or by letter, at the "Na
tional Substitute Agency," Rheem , s Call, Carlisle.
References.-7. M. Weakley, Joseph Muer. J.
Eheem. A. K. MISUSE & CO.
August 4-dtf
EXEMPTIONS FROM THE DRAFT.
P er sons having legal claims to exemption from the
deaft em have their mere prepared and presented to the
Board on application to R. E. F.EIiGI3 - 301V, Attorney-tit-
Law, Second street, opposite Buehler House. t. face
with Wm 11. Miller, BK. Aug 12-Iwd.
2 . 0 THOSE DESIRING TO
CURB SUBSTITUTES, AND
TO THOSE WISHING TO BECOME SUBSTITUTE&
The undersigned, Military Claim Agents, tender their
services for the procgring of Substitutes for Drafted
men, as well as for the securing of the highest price
for those wishing to offer themselves as Substitutes.
They will register the names of each class referred to,
with the itMO l /114 1 HI MOM proposed to be given by
the one and to be received by the other.
Drafted men who are legally exempt can have all the
papers prepared 'necessary to establish their claims to
exemption by calling upon the undersigned.
Those interested are invited to call at the office, in
the Exchange Buildings, opposite the Dauphin County
Prison. IdsoDOWELL & MAGUIRE,
auls-lm Military Claim Agents.
THE BEST BEEE IN TR 14 CITY !
THE EMERGENCY OVER!
Friends of an excellent glass of beer, the best re
freshment in this hot weather, can get it always at m 9
Saloon, Walnut street. next to the Lancasterian school
house, as I am supplied regularly from T. SPRING
ERS Brewery, Lancaster, Pa.
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ATTENTION,. DRAFTER MEN '-
Any drafted man from thin district, desiring to
volunteer in the 47th Regiment P. V., stationed at Rey
West, Fla., will be nacepted, by applying to the sub
meriber. They will rendre $27 before leaving for the
regiment.
Lieut. W. W. Ci - BEV",
Beeond stl 2 doors below Relker's' Hardwsre store
augll-dlw*
TAKE NOTIOE.—That my wife Mary
TAKE
has lift my bed and board without any Pat muss
Ithatelrer. t 1 therefore forewarn all persons from trust
ing or harboring her an my amount, as I MU iletermin
aid to pay no debts of her contracting front this Sate.
HENRY KIINTZELMAN -
Lykenstown, Augustlo,loo3.—aug/1-4.0,
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PLENTY BEER!
GEO. BIZIEITER